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Zusatztext 'The book would stand on its own as a style manual - but it goes much further than that... It is very much the journalist's how-to manual.' WRITING MAGAZINE Informationen zum Autor Geoffrey Harris, David Spark, F. W. Hodgson Klappentext This guide to all aspects of the reporter's job, has been extensively revised and updated for a third edition. It considers: What is news?How the modern newsroom operatesHow facts are gathered and checkedThe reporter and picture ideasDistrict reportingTechniques of interviewingNews writing and newspaper languageHow to summarizeReporting the courtsPolitical and industrial reportingAspects of sportswritingFeature writing and arts reviewing The book also includes an important new chapter on the place of local government in newspaper coverage and it examines a newspaper's internal structure and the reporter's daily work in the light of the latest technology. This classic textbook is a must for all journalism and media courses and offers the ideal career introduction for the young journalist. Leading guide to all aspects of a reporter's jobThird edition has been extensively revised and updatedNew material on sports writing and ethical journalism and a new chapter on the place of local government in newspaper coverage. Zusammenfassung Covering various aspects of the reporter's job, this guide considers: what is news; how the modern newsroom operates; how facts are gathered and checked; the reporter and picture ideas; techniques of interviewing; news writing and newspaper language; reporting the courts; aspects of sportswriting; feature writing and arts reviewing; and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis What is news?; Gathering the news; Picture ideas; District reporting; Interviewing; News writing; Newspaper language; Reporting the courts; Reporting local government; Politics; Business and industry; Reporting religions; Some thoughts on sportswriting; Summarizing; Feature writing; Arts reviewing; Newspaper structure; Looking things up; A note on ethics; Careers in journalism; Appendices...
